Hinge



Aug., 17 1926o HINGE J. H. WAY lET AL Filed May 22, 1924 fmffnz/fon-Patented Aug. 17, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOI-IN HOWARD WAY AND ALBEN WARREN WAY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYL- VANIA,ASSIGNORS TO WAY WORKS, INCORPORATED, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENN- SYLVANIA, ACORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

HINGE.

Application filed May 22,

Our invention relates to certain improvements in hinges which aredesigned particu larly for use in connection with the doors ofautomobiles, and other vehicles.

One object of the invention is to design a hinge so as to allow the doorto be fitted properly to the door opening.

A further object of the invention is to design a hinge so that thewearing surfaces are not exposed to view and to the weather.

A still further object of the invention is t0 design a hinge so that theformation of fins during the process of manufacture is prevented.

These objects we attain in the following manner, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is a side view of our improved hinge;

,Fig 2 is a plan view;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3, Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line 4-*4, Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a view illustrating our invention as applied to a threeknuckle hinge; and

Fig. 6 is a view showing our invention as applied to a hinge having anon-adjustable pintle.

A leaf 1 of the hinge has three knuckles 2, 2a, and 2b, while a leaf 3of the hinge has two knuckles 4 and 4a. This is known as a five knucklehinge. The leaf 3 has a vertical flange 5, which extends back of the twoknuckles and materially strengthens the leaf.

The pintle 6 has a head 7 which is notched at its periphery, as shown,to receive projections that are formed in the walls of a recess 8 in theupper knuckle 2. The head is slotted for the reception of a screw driverso that the pintle can be turned, when its head is raised clear of theknuckle, to adjust one leaf in resp-ect to the other. This pintle has aconcentric portion 9 of large diameter, and a concentric portion 10 lessin diameter than the portion 9. Between these two portions is aneccentric portion 11. The'knuckles 4 and 4a t the eccentric portion 11as shown clearly in Fig. 4, while the knuckles 2 and 1924. Serial No.715,172.

2b fit the concentric portion-s 9 and 10. The intermediate knuckle 2ahas an opening of a diameter the same as the knuckle 2, which allows theeccentric 11 t0 turn freely therein when the pintle is turned t0 adjustone leaf of the hinge in respect to the other. The lower end of thepintle is enlarged and split, as shown in 12, to hold the pintlefriction ally 1n position.

It will be noticed that the meeting surfaces of the several knuckles arebeveled. The knuckles 2, 2am and 2b are beveled at 13, while theknuckles 4 and 4a are beveled at 14, so that the contacting surfacesbetween the two sets of knuckles are less in diameter than the knuckles.By this construction, the exposed beveled surfaces can be painted, orenameled, while the surfaces will be protected from the weather and fromsight, making a very neat appearing hinge.

During the process of manufacture, the spaces between the knuckles aremilled and by beveling the surfaces as indicated at 13 and 14, fins,which are usually formed during this process, are not formed, owing t0the t fact that there are no sharp angles.

In Fig. 5 is illustrated a three knuckle hinge in which the centralknuckle 2EL is omitted, and the knuckle 4b of the other leaf ex- Y tendsthe full distance between the two knuckles 2 and 2l.A

4:[n Fig. 6, the invention is shown asapplied to a hinge, in which apintle 6a is of an even diameter. This is not an adjustable hinge. Theknuckles 2C have openings of the same diameter as the knuckles 4. Thepin-` tle 62L may be prevented from turning in the knuckle 2c by thehead shown, or may be loose pintle, if desired.

It will be understood that hinges of automobiles should be so designedthat the wearing surfaces will not be exposed, which allows rusttoform,` as these hinges become unsightly and detract from the generalappearance of the automobile. By making the hinge in the manner shownand described, a neat hinge is produced, the wearing sur faces of whichare not ex'osed, and which can be readily adjusted te At the deer to thedoor opening.

Ve claim: knuckles and having an eccentric portion The combination of aWrought-metal hinge by which one leaf is adjusted with respect to havingtwo leaves, each leaf having a series the other, the slots between theknuckles 10 of knuckles; pintle openings in the knuckformed bythebeveled portion being deep l 5 les, the opposing faces of the knucklesbeing and narrow. l Y Y Y beveled to reduce the area of the Wearing JOHNHOWARD VAY. surface; and a pintle extending through the ALBEN l/VARRENl/VAY.

